The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-10
blast furnace outside OF Wheeling in oper.
alton, all the others are In or near Wheel
Ing, and there they rot their crndo o-o.

Ing, and there they got their crudo orc,
coke and limestone from othcr States.
There arc some coal mines In tho State,
but moat OF thom are owned by gbsen tees.
and whatever 10 made at tho mines ID
taken out Of tho State to be taxed. There
are large forests Of timber In the State ; Of
these those which are convenient to rail.
roads or naVigable streams are being cut
and carried out Of the State to be manutac.
tuted, but this does not increase the taxa.
able value OF tho land. A large amount
Of the commercial and manufacturing
wealth Of the State Ia in the city OF Wheel.
ing; heavy increase in taxes would tend
to drive the plants across the Ohio river.
III WE OWE NOTHING. \
A gentleman, Of high intelligence and
who has had opportunity Of knowing and
embraced his opportunity, stated in tho
presence Of tho writer, short time since,
tfat upon an equitable settlement be.
tween the two States, taking into account
receipts and disbursements, West ,Vir-
ginia would not owe ono cent, and he
thought the balance would bs against tho
old State. This Is a general impreesiou
among tho people. ',la5'. .,tg 81
Would West Virginia submit the mat.
tor to arbitration? Certainly not No
prudent man would submit a matter OF
demand to arbitration; when he was sat-
isfed that he did not owe anything aud
run the risk Of being adjudged to pay q
large sum, by the conservatism, ifnolhing
worse, Of the arb!trators. This Is about
the sentiment OF West Virginia ou tho
subject in this aspect Of tho cass. a S.
WEST vrRalN1A's SERVICES TO TUE UNION,
Intact, the relation OF Yves! Virginia to
the State dabt is political relation. 1t
has noiegal or equitable aspect, as II the
division had taken plac, In time Of poacs,
as a civil transaction. '..Tho restored
government OF the State" was recogniz od
by the President OF the United States az
tho legal State government on the 25sh of
June, 1861. At the same time the Prssi-
dent called upon the Governor for yolun-
teer troops for the United States Army,
requesting him to commission company
and field (regimental) officers. Under
this and subsequent calls the COUNTIES OF
West Virginia sent nearly IS 900 troops to
the Union army. Thesa wero az brave
soldiers rs ever trod battlefield. They
fought in nearly every battle from Philippi
to Appomaltox. In addition to this the
counties OF West Virginia paid hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars Of bounty to her
soldiers. "a ,5.,a,5- ss3s
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE SAID.
Adopting the idea OF West Virpinia's
liability for the State debt, If the Presi-
dent OF the United States had addressed
the Army Of Weat Virginia when Il was
mustered out Of the service 1t would have
been after this style if he had adhered to
The iGcts: Ia. fEt
Soldiers; when tho Capitol Of the
United States was invaded, and tho inter-
rity Of this great nation hung in doubt,
called upon you for assistance. l thsnk
you for the promptness with which you
responded, butmore for the gallant bravery
you displayed on 30 many battle6e!ds. I
regret that 30 many Of your brave COM
rades are left dead there or are wounded
for life. Since I made the first call for
your aeaissance I found it necessary to
emancipsta ell the elaves in Virginia. l
alao had your valuable sid in destroying
large portion of material wealth Of the
people OF the State. This found neces.
ssry to cut OF tho supplies of the enemy,
that the war might be brought to close.
/ am aware that many OF you, and your
friends, have lost heavily Of your property
by the war. You must bear your losses;
Congress will nos mako an appropriation
to reimburse you tha! would bo contrary
to tho Laws Of nations. Ifurther regret to
inform you that by the emancipation of
tho slaves and tho further destruction
Of property the people OF Virginia
HAYS become impoverished. Ths State
owes large debt. and I am in
formed thst abous 2G,000,000 in bonds Of
tho State are held by. the people Of Vir-
ginia who engaged 10 bringing on and
this war oil rebellion. I am
perfectly aware thai II the slave, had no.
been omancipated aud other property de-
the psop.n could have eeaily paid
that debt, but il is impossible for them to
pay it now, You must, like good citizens,
90 home and 60 to work, make money,
pay The interest on tine bonds and your
children must pay the principal when it
pccoMeH uue. aRaln tuhlk you, SOL
disrs. God blessyou" 1%
This is at udva.nished presentation OF
the case. Tbs Wallstreet syndicate have,
it is said, nearly sl5, ,OOO, 900 West Virginia
bonds. or certificates as they are called,
for which they paid five OF Elk cents on
the dollar. Il IL said they have some
whipper Bnappers running through the
State, trying to corrupt legislators to give
them encouragement. TO boom their ca.ti-
ficates. tsA ts.H =
II any portinu Of thsse certificates is
ever paid, the United States must pay it
or West Virginia will have to altcr her
motto, Liberty always resides in the
mountains" I. f. PIsRroNT. Il
Fairmont. ". Va, Feb. 0, 1857. N
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ALBANY. N. y, Feb. GA prizs fight
for 81 Q0) aldo between R,h Ea;oht cf